BGR has talked with the oh so heavily cited source close to Apple’s plans. They learned that the next generation iPhone will launch in the fall 2012, roughly at the same time as the iPhone 4S was, meaning early October 2012.
They also say that the next generation iPhone will get a complete redesign. Gone are the days when the phones were made of easily shattering glass. The next-gen iPhone will come with a rubber or plastic material built into the new case. The back of the phone will be made of aluminum, similar to the one found on the iPad 2. The rubber in the case will allow for the antenna to work even though they’re blocking the signals through the back with the use of aluminum. Earlier rumors also suggest that we’ll see the iPhone come in a nice 4-inch flavor, instead of the same old 3.5-inch screen that all the previous iPhones have had.
Flurry Analytics released their analysis on iOS and Android device activations on Christmas Day. According to their study, 6.8 million iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas Day. That’s over 78 combined iOS and Android activations every single second! On average, 1.5 million devices were activated a day between December 1st and December 20th. The growth from 1.5 to 6.8 million means an increase of 353 percent!
Application downloads also increased a staggering 252 percent to 242 million on Christmas Day. Christmas is crazy, isn’t it!?
pod2g finally released his long awaited untethered jailbreak, Corona 1.0, for iOS 5.0.1. This new jailbreak will bring an untethered solution for everything pre-A5, meaning that it will not work on iPhone 4S or iPad 2. The reason for why it doesn’t work on these two devices is that Apple did some security tightening on their new A5 SoC. A fully working solution for the A5 has yet to be found.
Those of you wanting to jailbreak anything pre-A5 can download this new jailbreak from either Chronic Dev team or The Dev Team.
Apple just released a new ad to promote Siri, their biggest new feature in iPhone 4S. It is a great ad featuring Santa and his busy schedule for Christmas :)
Here’s a pretty awesome case-mod for the iPhone 4/4S. With $40 and roughly 5 minutes of time you’ll be able to make the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone 4S glow! You need to install a small light panel and a new rear cover in order for this to work.
Here’s what you need to do:
Remove the 2 screws flanking the iPhone’s dock connector port
Slide open and remove the rear panel
Remove the 5 screws near the flash
Lift up the power connector of the screen
Position the light panel, then connect and mount it using the 3M sticker (details will be provided after purchase)
Replace the 5 screws near the flash
Slide on the included rear panel with the transparent logo (so that the light is visible through it)
Replace the 2 remaining screws flanking the dock connector port
Samsung is quite cleverly using the ongoing lawsuits between Apple and Samsung to promote their Galaxy Tab 10.1. They say that their Galaxy Tab 10.1 is “the tablet Apple tried to stop.” The image you see above is from Australian The Sun-Herald magazine. I love this kind of PR!
Pod2g of the Chronic Dev-Team just wrote on his blog that an untethered jailbreak for all A4-powered Apple devices is done. He has completed the coding part, and is doing the final testing before a public release. The jailbreak works on iOS 5.0 and iOS 5.0.1. Apple’s A5 devices, the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, are still left without the untethered jailbreak.
Here is what Pod2g wrote on his blog:
iPad 1 5.0.1 untethered code is done, testing tomorrow with a friend’s device. Just to let you know my progress in real time. iPhone 3GS 5.0.1 untethered code is done. Testing tomorrow also! iPod 4G 5.0.1 untethered too ! :o. Apple TV 2 4.43 untethered done also. Will be able to test in some days.
Kevin Chang, an analyst with Citi, claims that the iPad 3 will arrive in March or April. According to his sources Foxconn plans on starting iPad 3 production in January, followed by a full scale production in February. This means that we’ll see the final product launched in March or April.
Keep in mind that this is just a rumor, but still a plausible scenario that could happen. This sure will not be the last time we hear a rumor of Apple’s next generation iPad. More is coming, keep on checking our homepage :)
Japanese blog Macotakara claims that the next generation iPad will come with a screen of the same dimensions as current iPads, but it will be thicker than its predecessors.
The same screen size also enables it to support the Smart Cover found on the iPad 2. The reason the the iPad 3 to be thicker is currently unknown. Obviously this change in thickness will also render cases and covers for the iPad 2 incompatible with the next generation iPad.
Apple today released an updated version of the iBooks software. Version 1.5 includes a set of great changes, including nighttime mode and a full-screen layout.
Here is the full changelog of version 1.5 of iBooks:
Nighttime reading theme makes reading books in the dark easier on the eyes.
Full-screen layout lets you focus on the words without distraction.
iBooks now features an improved selection of fonts, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan, and Seravek.
Beautiful new classic covers for public domain books.
Support for pop-up footnotes, included in select iBookstore titles.
A redesigned annotation palette makes it easier to choose a color for your highlighted text.
Fire up the App Store to download the newest version of iBooks.
